Maybe the general problem is that the internet has very vocal minorities.
Maybe the general problem is that the internet has very vocal minorities.
vocal minorities such as the aspca?
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/general-cat-care
> Please keep your cat indoors. Outdoor cats do not live as long as indoor cats. Outdoor cats are at risk of trauma from cars, or from fights with other cats, raccoons and free-roaming dogs. Coyotes are known to eat cats. Outdoor cats are more likely to become infested with fleas or ticks, as well as contract infectious diseases.
I’m one of these people. I swear I’m not just an internet person. Most of my friends who own cats also have these views as well.
Cats are incredibly efficient killers and live a considerably shorter life when given unsupervised access outdoors. Just because it’s natural for them doesn’t mean it’s good for them or their environment. Cats can live perfectly happy lives indoors, if taken care of properly. This isn’t weird. What’s weird is what’s normal.
Yeah that's because nobody says that.
They say, following the advice of every medical association ever, that you should wear sunscreen,
Somehow, people interpret "sunscreen" as "no sun". Not the same thing. You still get Vitamin D and all the benefits of the sun with sunscreen because you are, in fact, in the sun.
> Yeah that's because nobody says that.
It can't be nobody since this very thread has people saying that!
Agreed with OP, that's weird. I thought it was universally understood that moderate sun exposure is great for health.